Definition

1. Noun:
   • A surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine: "Enterotomy" refers specifically to a surgical procedure where an opening is made into the intestine, typically to create a stoma for waste elimination or feeding.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The patient required an enterotomy to manage the bowel obstruction.
  • An enterotomy is a critical step in performing a colostomy or ileostomy.

Advanced Usage

• "to perform an enterotomy": to carry out the surgical procedure of opening the intestine.
  • The surgical team prepared to perform an enterotomy to access the diseased segment of bowel.

Variants and Related Words

• Enterostomy (n): A more general term for a surgical opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall; an enterotomy is a type of enterostomy.
  • An ileostomy is a common type of enterostomy.
• -tomy suffix: A suffix meaning "cutting" or "incision," as seen in words like "laparotomy" (incision into the abdominal wall) and "tracheotomy" (incision into the trachea).

Synonyms

• Surgical incision into the intestine: A descriptive synonym for the core action of the procedure.
• Bowel opening surgery: A less technical, descriptive term.

Related Phrases

• Create an enterotomy: To surgically make the opening in the intestine.
  • The surgeon needed to create a clean enterotomy for the anastomosis.

Noun

1. surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine